San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-06-18
ANOTHER TRAIN RoBsERY.
A Southern Pacific Train Held Up at
FlaJonia This Morning and
Badly Robbed.

Flatonia This Morning and
Badly Robbed.
There was considerable excitement In
San Antonio this morning when IL WAS
rumored that Sunset train had been
held up by masked robbers. A LIGHT
reporter made inquiries into the matter,
and, though the details are OF meagre
character, II WAS evident that the train
had been held up and robbed In the
manner indicated.
All, however, that could be learned Ia
that train No. 10. through California ex-
press; leaving San Antonio at s:l5 p. IN,
last night, arrived here safely, the nec-
tssAry changes Of officers, ETC., made,
and all proceeded on It's regular way.
AT Flatonia seven men, who are sup
posed to have been the robbers, entered
the car as passengers. A few miles of
this point two masked men, sup
posed to be OF the seven men,
clambered over the tender, and, pre-
senting a pistol at the heads OF the
driver and foreman they ordered him to
obey instructions. This was about one
o'clock this morning. The robbers had
the dead wood on them, 40 they COM
piled, and 10 obedience with the robbers
instructions the train was stopped upon
a long trestle. Then the work Of pillage
commenced. One part OF the gang went
TO the mail car, and IL Is reported
robbed II, smother party visited the
Wells Fargo express car, in charge OF
Messenger NJ. Il. Folger, who resisted
and was cruelty beaten about the head
with pistol and Ii 10 feared that his
skull Is fractured. Both his ears are also
slitten by the blows. They demanded
the key OF the safe which he said that
ha had fhFnuuD and oil uh ha,
compelled him to search for IL, the key
was not found. The safe was one OF the
new improved sort and as IL Ia difficult
TO force open, there are hopes that Ii has
frustrated the robbers intention TO rob IL,
but OF this nothing definite Is known.
The remittance from San Antonio that
night WAS very tritling, II the robbers
secured Ii, but OF course there Is no
knowing what valuable through pack
sges Folger may have received from the
messenger running from FL Paso to San
Antonio, but 1t Is said that the actual
cash business from the other section OF
the road WAS light, although there were
valuable monetary orders. After rob-
bling the express and mail cars, the rob-
beers turned their attention to the pas
sengers and oyerhauled them. One pas
senger in sleeper, wakened out OF
bietp, TthllLeu the SITUATION anu maze
for his pillow. Possibly the robbers
thought he was after pistol, but he WAS
not. Over $1,000 In currency, watch,
jewelry and other vsluables were under
the pillow and he wanted to save them.
He did not, for the robbers hit him over
the head several times with a pistol,
used him up badly and got his wealth.
When the robbers had got
through with their nefarious business
they went to point djscent, where
horses were hitched for them and rode
of, and the train WAS allowed to pro-
coed upon Its way.
Information Of the robbery was given
promptly and the wires well worked.
In less than two hours two posses
were on the ground trailing for the rob-
bers and there are hopes that this
prompt action will lead to the arrest of
the gang.